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# General Information:
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The man continues to praise the woman.
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# How beautiful is your love
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"Your love is wonderful"
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# my sister
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This is an idiom of affection. They are not actually brother and sister. See how you translated this in [Song of Songs 4:9](./08.md). Alternate translation: "my dear" or "my darling" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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# my bride
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This Hebrew word can refer to a woman who is married or to one whom a man has arranged to become his son's wife. If your language has a polite word that a man would use to his wife and that has not been used yet in this book, you could use it here. Otherwise you could use any polite term a man would use with his wife. See how you translated this in [Song of Songs 4:9](./08.md).
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# How much better is your love than wine
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"Your love is much better than wine." See how you translated a similar phrase in [Song of Songs 1:2](../01/01.md).
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# the fragrance of your perfume than any spice
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The verb may be supplied from the previous phrase. Alternate translation: "how much better is the fragrance of your perfume than the fragrance of any spice" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-ellipsis]])
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# fragrance ... perfume
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See how you translated these words in [Song of Songs 1:3](../01/01.md).
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# spice
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dried plants or seeds that have a good smell or taste
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